Plants

My friend,
Green as a leaf you are
Green in excess
Green you reflect
I did not return

Through fire and through ice
I stuck with you
In the night and day
I didn't mind both
You needed your light

Your roots go deep
Into the wrong soil
Good water I gave you
Sweet and Sour fruits you produced
All chosen by random

Shifted you to my garden
Deprived them of a clear nutrient supply
Only so you will grow
That care, you never return
I'm never green

Defects I see
are all taken care of
Defects you see
Are neglected and taken advantage of
I forgive, but can never forget

I keep you
For the sake of tasting sweetness
But every tree must get chopped down
After producing bad fruit
For others must take its place

Kumo Raikkonen (2009)